Guys (and gals),
I am going to remove the stock 7.5" rear from my '80 Malibu this winter and upgrade the r/p to a 4.10, possibly a 4.56, gear ratio (4.56 scares me a little with my 355 SB/TH350 combo). I will probably install a new pair of axles as well. My question is this, what else can I do, cheaply, to get some strength/safety out of this thing. I was thinking about eliminating the C-clips, but I am not sure how that is done. I can't afford a complete rearend right now, and I hate the car sitting idle on the trailer all the time (strip use only). I puked up the TC last year because I was pulling the car through the traps in 2nd gear due to the stock rear ratio. After $750 in damage control, I didn't run it much this year hoping a cheap rearend would come along before I could tear things up again. Unfortunately, one didn't. I am probably pushing out 425-450 HP. Any ideas? Just trying to save money, while trying to make ET. Thanks in advance.
Jay
I am going to remove the stock 7.5" rear from my '80 Malibu this winter and upgrade the r/p to a 4.10, possibly a 4.56, gear ratio (4.56 scares me a little with my 355 SB/TH350 combo). I will probably install a new pair of axles as well. My question is this, what else can I do, cheaply, to get some strength/safety out of this thing. I was thinking about eliminating the C-clips, but I am not sure how that is done. I can't afford a complete rearend right now, and I hate the car sitting idle on the trailer all the time (strip use only). I puked up the TC last year because I was pulling the car through the traps in 2nd gear due to the stock rear ratio. After $750 in damage control, I didn't run it much this year hoping a cheap rearend would come along before I could tear things up again. Unfortunately, one didn't. I am probably pushing out 425-450 HP. Any ideas? Just trying to save money, while trying to make ET. Thanks in advance.
Jay